Piano Concerto, Op. 38

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Piano Concerto, Op. 38 is a 1962 virtuosic concerto for piano and orchestra by American composer Samuel Barber, noted for its lyrical intensity and modern yet accessible harmonic language.

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Piano Concerto, Op. 38 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
piano concerto ⓘ
associatedWith American concert repertoire ⓘ
Pulitzer Prize-winning works ⓘ
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Music ⓘ
awardYear 1963 ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 38 ⓘ
commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
composer Samuel Barber ⓘ
composerFullName Samuel Osborne Barber II ⓘ
linked to: Samuel Barber
composerNationality American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decadeComposed 1960s ⓘ
dedicatedTo John Browning ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
harmonicCharacter modern yet accessible harmonic language ⓘ
hasMovement first movement ⓘ
second movement ⓘ
third movement ⓘ
hasOrchestrationFeature large symphony orchestra ⓘ
instrumentation orchestra ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ
isForSoloist piano ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic lyrical intensity ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
notableRecordingArtist John Browning ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 38 ⓘ
period modern period ⓘ
premiereConductor Erich Leinsdorf ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
premierePerformer John Browning ⓘ
premiereYear 1962 ⓘ
publisher G. Schirmer ⓘ
scoredFor piano and orchestra ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
modern ⓘ
tonal ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
yearComposed 1962 ⓘ

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Samuel Barber → notableWork → Piano Concerto, Op. 38 ⓘ
Cello Concerto, Op. 22 → relatedWorkOfComposer → Piano Concerto, Op. 38 ⓘ